As you begin to consider how to improve CCMR outcomes in your district, the first step is to craft questions related to a CCMR problem of practice in your district that will guide your inquiry process. The table below outlines several potential questions that you might explore to help you understand the CCMR landscape in your district and to identify a CCMR problem of practice that will be the focus of your inquiry cycle.
After deciding on an area of inquiry, you will need to identify sources of information that will help to answer your questions. Ideally, you will be able to gather and analyze multiple sources of data to help you develop a deep understanding of the CCMR problem of practice you selected. Types of information you might gather include: demographic data, assessments, accountability data, TAPR reports, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and district documents related to CCMR programs. Ideally, you will be able to gather data from multiple sources and then triangulate that information to ensure that a variety of sources corroborate your findings (see table below).
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